Alvin G. "Al" Sherman

A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the Schiller Funeral Home in Harbor Springs. The Rev. Thomas Cook will officiate. Interment will take place on Mackinac Island later this year. Friends may call at the funeral home from noon until the time of service.

Al was born Oct. 27, 1922, in Detroit, the son of Alvin and Winifred (Hemmeter) Sherman. He made his home in Grosse Pointe for 53 years until 1975. He graduated from Grosse Pointe High School in 1940. He attended the University of Michigan for two years until transferring to Northwestern University at Evanston, Ill.

He joined the U.S. Naval Reserve program in 1943, where he became a commissioned officer. He served in the Pacific Theater on an LST, where he was second in command. Following the war, he returned to Northwestern University, where he graduated with a BA in business in 1947.

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On April 10, 1948, he married the former Suzanne Flattery in Grosse Pointe. He was part owner and active operator/supervisor of seven Howard Johnson restaurants and one motor lodge in Michigan and Atlanta, Ga., from 1950-1975. He was also a consultant for a small restaurant chain from 1972-75. He moved to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 1975 and became owner of a franchised real estate business and brokerage firm from 1975-85. He was employed as an associate broker for a commercial real estate firm and time share management property in Pompano Beach from 1985-92.

He moved back to Michigan in 1991 following his wife's death and in 1993 made his home in Harbor Springs. He semi-retired in 1994 because of his health.

He was an avid sports fan.

Preceding him in death was his daughter, Leslie, in 1986. Survivors include his daughters, Nancy Marquardt, Suzanne (Suki) Sherman and Patricia Repesky, all of Harbor Springs; seven grandchildren; a sister, Mary Sewell, of California; a brother, Dr. Roger Sherman, of Florida; and a step-sister, Bette Fletcher, of Pennsylvania.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Hospice of Little Traverse Bay. Envelopes will be available at Schiller Funeral Home.